The state of New York has taken legal action against ExxonMobil, accusing the oil giant of misleading investors about the risks of climate change to its business.

A California couple who came up with a way to turn air into 528 gallons (2,000 liters) of water a day have won the $1.5 million XPrize for Water Abundance.

Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) says it has earmarked 17 restaurants for closure after running up millions of pounds of losses.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says its net profit nearly doubled in the third quarter despite lower lumber and panel prices.

A coalition of Canadian public interest and seniors groups is calling for a new government-backed code of conduct for the people and companies that sell telecommunications products to consumers.

U.S. stocks were easing back Tuesday from a steep, broad sell-off that knocked more than 500 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average earlier in the day.

Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages and provide two years of free credit-monitoring services to 200 million people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen as part of the biggest security breach in history.

World markets are higher, brushing off potential concerns about slower growth in China and a credit rating downgrade of Italy over its spending plans.

Forty years after he first appeared in theatres, Michael Myers is still drawing huge audiences for a good scare.

Bombardier is suing Mitsubishi Aircraft in the United States over alleged trade secret misappropriation.